"An airy story, with graceful illustrations in black and white and color by the author W. T. Cummings, breathes fantasy with the same naturalness with which a child wishes for an improbable but delightful boon."—Kirkus Reviews.
While Grandmother's asleep, Annabelle creeps out of her room and up the stairs to the dark and mysterious attic. Among the jumble of curious items packed away in the gloom is a big white hat with a floppy brim. Annabelle can't resist trying it on and thinks, "If I were a bird and this hat were my wings, I could fly. I wish I could fly!" And she does!
This boldly colorful story marked the debut of acclaimed author/illustrator W. T. Cummings. Lauded by The New York Times as one of the ten best children's books of 1959, the now-rare volume is available in this lovely new hardcover edition, ready to charm a new generation of readers and imaginative hat-wearers.

W. T. "Bill" Cummings (1933–2009) was born in San Diego and served in the U. S. Air Force for four years, becoming an airman first class. A painter of note, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University in 1962. Cummings traveled widely throughout the United States and Europe as well as in China and the Philippines, and he lived for three years in England.

In 1959 Cummings published the first of his four remarkable picture books, The Girl in the White Hat. His other titles include The Kid (1960), Miss Esta Maude's Secret (1961), and Wickford of Beacon Hill (1962).
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